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“For how long?”
“Not sure yet, so for now, just through Monday.”
“I’ll get right on that.”
“Thank you.”
I ended the call and Elias stared at me with questions in his eyes that mirrored mine. “I’ll leave after her performance.”
“Cress will appreciate that but what’s going on?” His concerned stare swept my face and his brows pinched more. “You’re stressed.”
I nodded. “My life is stressful.”
He remained detached from the family business. His only connection was showing up when I needed him, but mostly for appearance’s sake. Elias was perfectly content dealing with his real estate ventures while being a husband and father. I envied the freedom he had at times.
“Normally I wouldn’t disagree, but this is different. What’s going on?”
“Nothing I can’t handle.”
“I can move some things around if you need me to fly out with you.”
“It’s business and someone is already traveling with me. Cress will be focused on the theatre which means you’re back to being a single father.”
I hadn’t presented the idea to Jhorie yet but was hopeful she would accept. The trip would be partially business but also a way for me to spend time with her.
Elias grunted his disapproval about the single father remark. “Who’s going with you?”
“You don’t know her. She works for BWB.”
“That’s Samiya’s thing right?”
“Yes, she recently hired someone to take over because she has a lot on her plate.”
“Yeah?” my brother stated casually, which had me preparing because he sensed something was up.
“Yes, is that a problem?”
“Not at all. I just have one question.”
I leaned back, angling my head to the side. “Okay?”
“Have you fucked her?”
If anyone could read me, my brother could. I didn’t answer his question and asked one of my own.
“Sami? No. She’s a happily married…”
“Not Samiya, the woman who’s replacing her.”
He saw right through that shit.
“Why are you here?”
Elias smirked. “Bring her tomorrow night. That will also make my wife very happy and I can stop listening to her complain about how nonexistent your love life is. She loves you and I respect that you two are close but my wife having too much focus on where you put your dick is a problem for me.”
This time I was the one smiling. “You don’t like your wife worrying about my dick, Lias?”
“I don’t and neither do you if you’re fond of the relationship you have with it.”
